Bill Status of SB1694  101st General Assembly

Short Description:  SCH CD-WORKPLACE PREP STUDY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Melinda Bush - Elgie R. Sims, Jr. - Kimberly A. Lightford, Napoleon Harris, III, Martin A. Sandoval, Cristina Castro, Christopher Belt and Antonio Muņoz

House Sponsors
(Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  8/9/2019SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0347

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/27-22from Ch. 122, par. 27-22


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. With regard to the prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma, provides that each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2020-2021 school year or a subsequent school year must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully complete one year of workplace preparation studies that cover legal protections in the workplace, including protection against sexual harassment and racial and other forms of discrimination and other protections for employees.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
105 ILCS 5/27-22
Adds reference to:
105 ILCS 5/27-23.13 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 may include in its high school curriculum a unit of instruction on workplace preparation that covers legal protections in the workplace, including protection against sexual harassment and racial and other forms of discrimination and other protections for employees.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
  2/15/2019SenateFirst Reading
  2/15/2019SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/27/2019SenateAssigned to Education
  3/20/2019SenateDo Pass Education; 016-000-000
  3/20/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
  3/26/2019SenateSecond Reading
  3/26/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
  4/4/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  4/4/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  4/4/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
  4/4/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  4/5/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  4/9/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
  4/9/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  4/9/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  4/9/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
  4/11/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muņoz
  4/12/2019SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/12/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush
  4/12/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  4/12/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
  4/15/2019HouseArrived in House
  4/15/2019HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  4/25/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  4/30/2019HouseFirst Reading
  4/30/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/30/2019HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
  5/8/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 020-000-000
  5/8/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/16/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/16/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/23/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
  5/23/2019SenatePassed Both Houses
  6/21/2019SenateSent to the Governor
  8/9/2019SenateGovernor Approved
  8/9/2019SenateEffective Date January 1, 2020
  8/9/2019SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0347